Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Western Africa
Western Africa: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 135.64 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Western Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland organic soils — emissions in Western Africa stood at 135.64 kt.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Western Africa peaked at 145.62 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 130.05 kt, in 2009.
That places Western Africa 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 144.93 kt | — |
| 1991 | 144.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 144.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 144.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 144.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 143.35 kt | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 142.39 kt | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 142 kt | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 145.62 kt | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 144.89 kt | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 144.53 kt | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 140.71 kt | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 138.11 kt | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 135.77 kt | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 133.57 kt | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 133.37 kt | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 133.29 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 132.08 kt | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 131.15 kt | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 130.05 kt | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 131.34 kt | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 132.11 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 132.07 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 131.45 kt | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 131.98 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 132.13 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 131.96 kt | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 132.58 kt | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 133.42 kt | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 137.51 kt | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 137.28 kt | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 137.19 kt | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 135.64 kt | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 135.64 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 135.64 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 144.29 kt | 142 kt | 145.62 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 135.26 kt | 130.05 kt | 144.53 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 132.65 kt | 131.34 kt | 137.51 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.28 kt | 135.64 kt | 137.28 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 964.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Western Africa?
- Grassland organic soils — emissions in Western Africa was 135.64 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 145.62 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 130.05 kt in 2009.
- How does Western Africa rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- Western Africa ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.